Like a magnet, the lighthouse of antiquity gravitates with
its lava flow boaters in its spell. Also, we were unable to
divest ourselves to the spectacle of nature. The reason was,
that a crater collapse was connected with a powerful
material disposal at NO Crater. On Thursday August the 7th at
about 2:00 clock in the early morning at aprrx. 650m just below
the NO crater, an effusive lava discharge vehemently proceeded
down the Sciara del Fuoco. ( Report from locals incl .
Smartphone photo documentation).

General view of the north-west side
with the Sciara del Fuoco.

Busch landscape before the shine of the lava flow at about
300m sl.

Initially the terrace at about 500-600meter was flooded with lava
and at the beginning it was not clear which intensity this volcanic activity had. In
the following days the whole scene calmed, and the lava channeled
itself until to the 10th of August sea entries were observed (
images come soon). Litoral explosions were the result. The further days
the lava flow constantly changed its course by dividing, damming up at the cooled lava barrieres
or stopping almost completely.

See webcam images of the INGV -->will follow

A boat trip around the island made
the view of the Sciara possible. However, we were too late
in the evening and additionally on that day we fought in our nutshell even with
heavy waves in. The days before the sea was of course mirror
like :-((. Incidentally, in this dark light, photographing
by hand is nearly impossible, so the ASA number to jump
significantly upwards.

The lava flow ran down the flank
of the Sciara del Fuoco as a abstract illuminated line.

The
apprx. 40m broad tongue of lava at about 50m height osl.

The effusive
discharge at ca.650m

The effusive
discharge at the 11th of August

Since about the 5th of September, the
lava flow almost stopped and it could be the end of an almost
one month activity. During the entire time no significant
eruptive activity was observed at the the craters at 750 m

However, this behavior is not
uncommon at Stromboli. The principle is similar to a plug
which was pulled on 650m and thus the magma level increases
over a natural course.

Whether a lava sea had formed below the exit point at 650m at
the plateau we could not see because the area and the road was
sealed off upwards. Even the Q 400 has been completely blocked
and monitored by the police on Tuesday..

Strong rockfall from glowing lava and amass of ash dust coined
the scenario of the Sciara
during the day.

A little Etna

The old greek theatre and the view over Taormina to Etna volcano.
In the night to the 11th of August an apprx. 400m long lava flow
was running down the SE-Crater complex and heralded the
end of an nearly one month lasting active phase.

TheRifugio
Torre del Filosofo in 2014 and
April 2000. Who find the difference?